Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Support Group
Find support with others who have gone through a traumatic experience. Whether you have chronic or acute PTSD, we are here for you.
I got PTSD from the military. One sailor pulled a rabbit out of her hat. She made me remember that she was a real ---tch! That was after I was a witness to a dead sailor who drowned in the ocean. Well, after I started getting headaches, I gave up on any advancement and ranks in the Navy. I just stayed to finish my 4 year contract. I was not used to all of the people coming together everyday to work. I have PTSD today from certain situations that I experienced in the military. I lose my concentration in the middle of a sentence. I lose hope in my daily work and relaxation activities. I am afraid that people will try to pursuade me to drink and drug which I was exposed to in my past. I have been sober 18 years and the downtime is so boring. I don't like it when people judge me because of a bad experience I had. I have been thinking about going from medical billing and coding to graphic design. I don't do well socializing with healthcare professionals because they think that they know more than i do. I know several nice doctors and nurses, but I can't relate to them for educational purposes. I like art because I have feedom of expression, movement, and color. Peace.
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Fun facts to up your day:The Big Bang wasn't IN space... it was OF space. How does that happen? Well, now you know why I'm NOT a physicist. Cuz I dunno. It just happened. Thena gain a new hypothesis is that our "black energy/matter" is actually waste dumped in our universe from somewhere else's black holes. How and all that? Don't ask. You start getting all "The Matrix" and muttering...
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What are your five favorite tv shows right now? **And hey, if you're a tv watcher of any sort (or love movies, or really anything pop culture-related for that matter), why not also check out our sister group, "That's Entertainment!" - https://www.dailystrength.org/group/thats-entertainment-tv-and-film-group
This is a good place to come.... No one will judge you on here..... Gentle hug....xo
The Army is also where I started my computer career. Computer graphics grew into my civilian career. It was a great career for me. I highly recommend it. It's still work, but perhaps a shade more interesting than I'm imagining medical billing to be.
If you're interested, there is an on-line Military Sisterhood Initiative I've been finding kinda interesting. Here's the link, if you want to check it out.
https://www.militarysisterhoodinitiative.org/feed
I remember when my brother went into the military. He didn't do so well because he got sick while in the military and was discharged. After he came back, he was sick. In the early 1980s I remember he had scizures. During the scizures he would cry and stand facing the police like he was going to fight them.
People think once I am triggered I can just turn off my PTSD, they don’t understand.. I too lose focus and concentration and also disassociate. Flashbacks are the worst, This group is very supportive and has helped me a lot. I hope you will continue to post.